concurrent engineering in construction ppt

1. Submitted to Submitted by
Mr. B.G. Sir Manindra B. Dwivedi
UID:K-11035
G2/6th sem/Mechanical

2. CONTENTS
• Abstract
• Concurrent Engineering
• Goals of CE
• Scope of CE
• CE in construction
• Construction as a manufacturing process
• FURTHER WORK
• Conclusion

3. Abstract
• There is growing awareness and interest in the adoption
of Concurrent Engineering (CE) in the Construction
Industry because CE has the potential to make
construction projects less fragmented, improve project
quality, reduce project duration and reduce total project
cost.
• While Concurrent engineering (CE) is gaining
acceptance, some implementation efforts and plans have
not realized their full potential for reducing costs,
reducing time, and increasing efficiency, effectiveness
and performance for product development efforts in other
industries.

4. Concurrent Engineering
Concurrent Engineering (CE), sometimes called simultaneous
engineering or parallel engineering, has been defined in
several ways by different authors. The most popular one is that
by Winner et al. (1988), who state that concurrent engineering
“…is a systematic approach to the integrated, concurrent
design of products and their related processes, including
manufacture and support. This approach is intended to cause
the developers, from the outset, to consider all elements of the
product life cycle from conception through disposal, including
quality, cost, schedule, and user requirements.”

5. Goals of CE
• Greater competitiveness
• Improved profitability
• Rise sales and profits from new products
• Reduce new product time-to market
• Reduce human and capital costs
• Maintain or increase product quality
• Leverage knowledge and experience
• Close integration between departments and promotion of
team spirit

6. Scope of CE
• Implement process changes within 1-2 years
• Involve people with stakes in new products
• Focus on business process improvements

7. CE in construction
The success of CE in manufacturing, which is due to the
benefits arising from its use, is one of the main
motivations. It is also based on the assumption that
because Construction can be considered as a
manufacturing process, concepts which Have been
successful in the manufacturing industry can bring about
similar Improvements in the construction industry.
Furthermore, the goals and objectives of CE directly
address the challenges that currently face the construction
industry.

8. Construction as a manufacturing process
The differences between manufacturing and construction
with regard to The location of production activities, and the
production of ‘one-off’ facilities in construction, as opposed
to mass production in manufacturing, have led to
suggestions that the two industries are profoundly different
(Sandino and Medeiros, 1990; Crowley, 1996; Egan, 1998).
However, the parallel
between construction and manufacturing is not with respect
to repeated (or mass-produced) products, but rather to the
repeated processes that are involved in the design and
production of products in both industries.

9. FURTHER WORK
For the construction industry to contribute towards client satisfaction
by improving quality, adding greater value, reducing cost, and
reducing construction schedules, much is still needed to be done in
improving relationships within the overall construction supply chain.
Therefore, improvements and further development of the new model
for assessing the CE readiness of the construction supply chain, is
being carried out. Further work is focusing on the following:
• Refinement of the CE Readiness Assessment Model for
Construction;
• Development of a CE Readiness Assessment Software;
• Detailed survey and assessment of key sectors of the construction
supply chain using the prototype software; and
• Formulation of CE implementation strategies for the construction
industry.

10. Conclusion
In this chapter, we have seen how concurrent design
of product and process can help the organization. A
comparison of traditional design with the concurrent
design is done, with the discussion on benefits of the
CE in manufacturing environment. How CE
concepts will benefit the organization to achieve
DFM is explained. It has been discussed how DFM
will help the organization to come up with product
with higher quality with lesser design time and cost.

11. FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION
SPECIAL THANKS TO –
Mr. B.Gahlot